Whistleblower Retaliation and Wrongful Termination

Healthcare Wrongful Termination

Healthcare Wrongful Termination Lawyer

The state of Texas has enacted specific laws protecting whistleblower employees from retaliation from hospitals, mental-health facilities, treatment facilities and nursing homes.

If you have witnessed and reported incidents of code violations, patient safety issues, improper handling of patients or patient records, Texas law protects you and your job. Contact a wrongful termination lawyer today.

The attorneys of Hughes Ellzey can help if your job has been terminated or threatened, your performance reviews have suffered, or if your benefits have been cut as a result of whistleblowing.

If you are an employee of a hospital or healthcare facility you cannot be fired, demoted or harassed for reporting any of the following to superiors, co-workers, administrators or state enforcement agencies:

A hospital, mental health care facility, or treatment facility may not suspend or terminate the employment of or discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee for reporting to the employee’s supervisor, an administrator of the facility, a state regulatory agency, or a law enforcement agency a violation of law including a violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a rule adopted, or a rule adopted by the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Board of Health, or the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

A hospital, mental health facility, or treatment facility that violates Subsection (a) is liable to the person discriminated against. A person who has been discriminated against in violation of Subsection (a) may sue for injunctive relief, damages, or both.

There is a time limit for action. A plaintiff must sue within 180 days after the alleged violation, so finding the right lawyer quickly to handle your case is a priority. The attorneys of Hughes Ellzey have experience fighting medical institutions in these complicated employment matters.

A person retaliated and discriminated against may also sue for damages for mental anguish, punitive damages, and attorney fees as well as:

A physician discharged for reporting the acts of another physician to the State Board of Medical Examiners

A registered nurse discharged for reporting incidents of improper nursing to the Texas Board of Nursing

An employee reporting mishandling of patient records or patient confidential information to the State Medical Board or Attorney General’s office

If your job has been threatened or terminated, if you have suffered coercion or harassment because you reported code, ethical or legal violations, contact Hughes Ellzey today.

If you need help and want a free legal consultation with a wrongful termination lawyer, please contact a whistleblower attorney at Hughes Ellzey, LLP by calling toll-free 888-350-3931, or send us your contact information using our contact form. An attorney will call you as soon as possible after receiving your contact information.